Body Image and Exercise

The Oxford Handbook of Exercise Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Martin Ginis, Kathleen A ^a   Bassett Gunter, Rebecca L ^a   Conlin, Catherine ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body satisfaction; Physical activity; Self efficacy; Self perception; Social physique anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923465646     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195394313.013.0004     Document Type: Chapter

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